School of Nursing, Health, & Exercise Science

There’s a new kid in the basement of Loser Hall

Deborah Klein — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:44:47 +0000

There is a new resident in the Dr. Gladys M. Word Nursing Simulation Laboratory. He is SimKid, a medium fidelity mannequin made by Laerdal Corporation to represent a six year old. He/she comes with the newest control pad which is a SimPad. SimKid can have an asthma attack with significant wheezes and tachycardia which will require the students to manage his/her care as well as communicate with his/her family members. This is just one example of the many proposals that are being discussed as we plan on the integration of this mannequin into our curriculum in order to foster creative scenarios that promote critical thinking for our students. Welcome SimKid to the Loser basement and to plenty of caring!

Teamwork for life

Web Administrator — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:41:32 +0000

In between delivering babies and taking graduate nursing classes at the College, Kelly Mitchell ’09 serves as an assistant coach for the field hockey and lacrosse teams she once played on.

Field hockey star sails toward her goals

Web Administrator — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:46:44 +0000

If you ever lose something and then get a sinking feeling, take heart that it’s nothing like Alex Okuniewicz’s experience.

The Clinical Learning Lab

Web Administrator — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:01:17 +0000

Human Performance Lab

Web Administrator — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:56:34 +0000

TCNJ’s only three-sport National Champion student-athlete is now the IWLCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Web Administrator — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:52:11 +0000

Gina Carey-Smith ’93 jokes that one of her goals during TCNJ women’s lacrosse season is to get fellow coach Robin Selbst ’96 to laugh more often. Selbst takes it in stride, knowing many people focus on her serious side.

Nursing alumnus wants to be a role model for other males pursuing nursing degrees

Web Administrator — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:50:15 +0000

For Andrew Fruhschien ’08, the urge to heal and teach came early. The decision to combine the two—as a nurse practitioner—was more circuitous.

A nursing conundrum

Web Administrator — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:23:38 +0000

Nurses are assuming an ever-larger role in health care, but an impending faculty shortage threatens the sector’s ability to educate the growing number of nurses needed to meet the demands. Here is a look at the role TCNJ faculty, alumni, and students are playing in solving the problem.

Study of hospital near misses reveals the important role nurses play

Web Administrator — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:55:31 +0000

In healthcare settings, a near-miss event is a situation that has the potential to cause injury to a patient but is averted due to timely intervention on the part of staff. Though long overlooked as merely being close calls, near misses are receiving closer examination these days as hospital administrators seek ways to prevent and correct problems before they occur.

Nursing student provides medical relief in Uganda

Web Administrator — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:57:29 +0000

Jen Garrison ’10, a nursing major at The College of New Jersey, spent two weeks of winter break in Uganda, doing medical volunteer work through the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC).